Pairing Food and Wine Flavors for Mealtime Magic

PAIRING FOOD Mealtime Magic WINE FLAVORS FOR Tantalize your taste buds every time with these perfect pairings for food and wine: Syrah BEST Dishes with strong flavors MATCH SSS FOOD Anything with cumin, harissa, Chinese five spice, or other heavy spices SUGGESTIONS Sauvignon Blanc BEST Tangy, tart foods MATCH FOOD Salads with vinaigrettes Fish or chicken dishes with citrus sauces SUGGESTIONS Pinot Grigio BEST MATCH Light dishes, particularly seafood Scallops FOOD White-flesh fishes (halibut, flounder) with no or light sauce SUGGESTIONS Shrimp Moscato d'Asti BEST Fruit desserts MATCH FOOD Hot fruit Cobblers, Pies SUGGESTIONS compotes Pinot Noir BEST Earthy or woody flavors MATCH FOOD Mushroom Truffles dishes SUGGESTIONS Cabernet Sauvignon/Bordeaux BEST Red meat MATCH FOOD Any dish featuring red meat that is not heavily spiced SUGGESTIONS Chardonnay BEST Fatty fish, sauced fish MATCH FOOD Seafood in butter or Tuna, Salmon cream-based sauces SUGGESTIONS Champagne BEST Salty foods MATCH Nuts FOOD Cheese straws SUGGESTIONS Chips Dessert wines (Port, Madeira) BEST Desserts MATCH FOOD Any kind of chocolate SUGGESTIONS SOURCES: INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY www.foodandwine.com/articles/15-rules-for-great-wine-and -food-pairings INEA www.foodandwine.com/articles/march-2008-pairing-chocol ate-and-wine Leilumans INE FOD www.wineintro.com/food/basics.html www.leibmanshouston.com DI